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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Veronica Escobar took office in |
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January 2011 as county judge of El Paso County; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in El Paso and raised in the lower valley, |
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Veronica Escobar graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso |
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in 1991 and earned a master's degree from New York University in |
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1993; she worked at El Paso Community College, UTEP, and various |
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nonprofits before being elected to the El Paso County Commissioners |
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Court from Precinct 2 in 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, During her tenure as a commissioner, Judge Escobar |
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organized and hosted the county's first Shared Services Summits, |
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which brought together multiple school districts and |
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municipalities, the hospital district, the community college, and |
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the county; the events resulted in the creation of a shared |
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technology data center, joint purchasing, integrated IT services, |
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and other projects that have saved area taxpayers millions of |
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dollars; she was also deeply engaged in issues related to health |
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care, border policy, nature tourism, and transportation, as well as |
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government consolidation, the revitalization of downtown El Paso, |
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and economic development; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Escobar has given generously of her time and |
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talents to numerous civic organizations, among them Community |
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Scholars, the Border Network for Human Rights, the Border Fair |
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Housing and Economic Justice Center, the Hispanic Leadership |
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Institute, and the Women's Political Action Committee of El Paso; |
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she has been recognized by the Center for Civic Engagement and by |
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Women for an Ethical El Paso, and she has been named Elected |
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Official of the Year by the El Paso branch of the National |
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Association of Social Workers; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has exemplified the highest |
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standards of public service and worked tirelessly to advance the |
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common good, and she is indeed deserving of commendation as she |
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takes on the challenges of her new office; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Veronica Escobar on |
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her election as county judge of El Paso County and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Escobar as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Marquez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 464 was adopted by the House on March |
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3, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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